Robert Arnoux Romanee St. Vivant 2001 750mL

"Mild bricking but with a deep ruby core. The perfumed and notably pretty nose reflects moderate maturity along with a lovely range of spice, floral and Asian-style tea nuances. There is excellent underlying tension to the middle weight and refined flavors that offer excellent depth and persistence on the balanced finish where the only nit is just a touch of acid tang. Still, the overall sense of balance and harmony is beguiling and I quite liked this. With that said, I sense that this is becoming fragile and thus I would be looking for reasons to drink up over the next 5ish or so years though there is no urgency. Tasted several times though I do note that I did have one bottle that seemed unduly herbaceous but otherwise as described on the palate." - Burghound, BH94, tasted 5/2019